Would you ever give up your life to move to a completely different culture? If the Lord called you to marry someone that didn’t speak your language….would you do it??
A few years ago, a man named Wilson Bunn was called to India to lead Real Life trips with Adventures In Missions. While he was there, he noticed a cute little Indian woman whom worked at the orphanage his team was working at. She spoke very little English. The Lord spoke to him that day and told him to marry her. He prayed and prayed. Even when he went back to the US he prayed some more. Sure enough, every answer he got was YES. There was only one problem, she was betrothed to another man…who also worked at the orphanage. Once Wilson found this out, he decided not to pursue and let God handle it. A few months later, he got a phone call from an Indian friend telling him that Paru (his Indian girl) was no longer betrothed and the man she was to marry had left.
He began the questions with God,….What do I do? How do I pursue an Indian lady I barely know? It did not take long for the Lord to answer his questions and next thing he knew, she said yes. Living in the US, knowing he was about to get married, Wilson was quickly growing up and would soon be a married man. He flew to India and began the 3 month long engagement with Paru. Really, he began to get to know her. On their wedding day, he had not yet fallen in love but was well on the way. He had followed the Lord’s leading and knew that was where he was supposed to be. Wilson is now 26 and Paru 23. This young couple is now in love and working together for the kingdom. They run a nonprofit called 61 and aid in running the Asha House, an orphanage here in India. They are looking forward to moving to the US in a few months. This will be a new endeavor for Paru, but this is where the Lord is leading them.
Wilson has given his life to serve the Lord and through this marriage he has shown me what huge faith looks like.
